(function($)\; \{\; function\; fireEvent(opts,\; name,\; self)\; \{\; var\; fn\; =\; opts[name];\; if\; ($.isFunction(fn)) {
                          
                          try {  
                                  return fn.call(self);
                                  
                          } catch (error) {
                                  if (opts.alert) {
                                          alert("Error calling expose." + name + ": " + error);
                                  } else {
                                          throw error;                
                                  }
                                  return false;
                          }                         
                  }
                  return true;                        
          }
          
          // mask instance (singleton)
          var mask = null;        
          
  
          // exposed elements
          var exposed, conf = null;
          var origIndex = 0;
          
          // global methods
          // already loaded ?
                          if (this.isLoaded()) { return this;        }
  
                          if (els) {
                                  exposed = els;
                                  origIndex = exposed.eq(0).css("zIndex");
                                  conf = opts;                                        
                          } else {
                                  els = exposed;
                                  opts = conf;
                          } 
  
                          if (!els || !els.length) { return this; }
                                  
                          // setup mask if not already done
                          if (!mask) {
          
                                  mask = $('<div id="' + opts.maskId + '"></div>').css({                                
                                          position:'absolute', 
                                          top:0, 
                                          left:0,
                                          width:'100%',
                                          height:document.height(),
                                          display:'none',
                                          opacity: 0,                                                         
                                          zIndex:opts.zIndex        
                                  });
                                                  
                                  
                                  $("body").append(mask);
                                  
                                  
                                  // esc button closes all instances
                                  document.bind("keypress.unexpose", function(evt) {
                                          if (evt.keyCode == 27) {
                                                  .expose.close();        
                                          }                
                                  });                        
                                  
                                  // clicking on the mask closes all
                                  if (opts.closeOnClick) {
                                          mask.bind("click.unexpose", function()  {
                                                  $.expose.close();\; \});\; \}\; \}$// onBeforeLoad
                          if (fireEvent(opts, "onBeforeLoad", this) === false) {
                                  return this;        
                          }                                
                          
                          // make sure element is positioned absolutely or relatively
                          .each(els, function() {
                                  var el = this;
                                  if (!/relative|absolute/i.test(el.css("position"))) {
                                          el.css("position", "relative");                
                                  }                                        
                          });
                   
                          // make elements sit on top of the mask
                          els.css({zIndex:opts.zIndex + 1});                                
                           
  
                          // background color of the mask
                          if (opts.color) {
                                  mask.css("backgroundColor", opts.color);        
                          } 
                          
                          // reveal mask
                          if (!this.isLoaded()) {                                        
                                  mask.css({opacity: 0, display: 'block'}).fadeTo(opts.loadSpeed, opts.opacity, function()  {
                                          fireEvent(opts, "onLoad", $.expose);\; \});\; \}\; return\; this;\; \},\; close:\; function()\; \{\; var\; self\; =\; this;\; if\; (!this.isLoaded())\; \{\; return\; self;\; \}\; if\; (fireEvent(conf,\; "onBeforeClose",\; self)\; ===\; false)\; \{\; return\; self;\; \}\; mask.fadeOut(conf.closeSpeed,\; function()\; \{\; exposed.css(\{zIndex:$.browser.msie ? origIndex : null});
                                  fireEvent(conf, "onClose", self);               
                          });        
                  }
                  
          };
          
          // jQuery plugin initialization
          $.prototype.expose\; =\; function(conf)\; \{$// no elements to expose
                  if (!this.length)  {
                          return this;        
                  }
                  
                  var opts = {
                          /*
                          CALLBACKS: 
                           - onBeforeLoad 
                           - onLoad
                           - onBeforeClose 
                           - onClose 
  			*/                
                          alert: true,
  
                          // mask settings
                          maskId: 'exposeMask',
                          loadSpeed: 'slow',
                          closeSpeed: 'fast',
                          closeOnClick: true,
                          
                          // css settings
                          zIndex: 9998,
                          opacity: 0.8,
                          color: '#333'
                  };
                  
                  if (typeof conf == 'string') {
                          conf = {color: conf};
                  }
                  
                  .extend(opts, conf);
                  
                  // call expose function                
                  $.expose.load(this,\; opts);\; //\; return\; jQuery\; object\; return\; this;$}; 
  
  })(jQuery);